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Adult education science centers
Evidence for Evolution: Stations
The Evidence for Evolution Carousel (stations) is a great way to introduce your students to the evidence we have accumulated to support Darwin's theory of natural selection and evolution. Students travel from station to station analyzing information, data and graphs relating to case studies in evolution, while recording their ideas on the answer sheet provided (SEE PREVIEW). Laminate the stations and you can use them for years to come!This set of 11 EDITABLE task cards covers: homologous struc
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-LS4-1
Also included in: Natural Selection and Evolution Bundle
Abiotic & Biotic Factors Card Sort for Living & Non-Living Things in Ecosystems
An abiotic & biotic card sort activity containing 102 living & non-living components of an ecosystem! Great hands-on activity for your ecology/ecosystem unit.Will there be terms your students don't know?Thankfully YES!This resource will not limit discovery and will encourage curiosity.All in the name of learning and vocabulary building!The entire class may collectively participate in sorting the wide variety of factors contained in this resource. Laminate, add some magnets, and sorting
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Ecology, Environmental Studies, and Earth Science Activities Bundle
Solar System Activity: Scaled Down Size & Distance Model of Our Solar System
Bring the Solar System down to Earth with this activity that scales down the sun, planets, and distances between them! An excellent out-of-the-classroom group activity for your inquisitive students!Watch your students' eyes widen as preconceptions are challenged and misconceptions are swept away.Then watch their eyes light up while they work together to measure distances and hold up planets, fusing math and science together into one unforgettable experience.This activity is not only fun, but i
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
39 Digital Moveable Tangram Puzzle Activities STEM Team Building Math
Have fun with your students while they solve these Tangram Puzzle Activities! This set of puzzles can be used in Google Slides or it can be downloaded and printed on paper. You choose! Great for developing critical thinking skills and team building activities!Great for distance learning!Included is a Google Slide version of the Following:39 Digital interactive Moveable Tangram Puzzles and their answers as well as a printable version. Your students will be able to move the tangrams into posit
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
BIOLOGY EMERGENCY SUB PLANS BUNDLE
This bundle of 11 EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Each page asks students to analyze text and graphs. Print it out, and you're ready to go.Included in this file is a PDF and a Word document so you can feel free to use "as is" or modify and differentiate to fit your classroom and students' needs. Enjoy!Topics include:Vaccines and Viruses4 Case Studies in Population GeneticsMitosis and CancerAnimal Be
Body System Interactions: Stations Lab
This lab includes six different "stations" that allow students to investigate how different body systems interact. It takes about two full class periods and really engages students in understanding system interactions. I've put this in a .docx format so you can edit and differentiate according to your classroom and students' needs. Enjoy!Two stations are "hands on" and require recording and analyzing data.Two stations require students to watch videos and make observations about different syst
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-2
, HS-LS1-3
Also included in: Body Systems and Homeostasis Bundle
DNA and RNA: Protein Synthesis (Transcription and Translation) Task Cards
Move away from the traditional in-class worksheets and engage biology/life science students in a collaborative learning experience by using the DNA and RNA: Protein Synthesis (Transcription and Translation) Task Cards. Additionally, the DNA and RNA: Task Cards serve as a great differentiation tool by allowing the teacher to provide multiple ways to engage the lesson content and incorporate various learning styles.
Suggestions for using the DNA and RNA: Protein Synthesis Task Cards are included;
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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3D Printing Task Cards (30) for a Makerspace or STEM #3dprinting #makerspace
30 total 3D printing task cards for your classroom or club. Easily adaptable to any grade level. All you need is software (I recommend tinkercad.com) and a 3D printer. RUBRIC INCLUDED. #stem #makerspace #steam #3dprinting
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Emergency Sub Plans: Claim, Evidence, Bad Science
We are constantly bombarded with "clickbait" headlines making all sorts of scientific claims. Unfortunately, if it sounds too good to be true, or too crazy to believe, it probably is. Although it may seem that these headlines are harmless, they actually can carry some pretty heavy consequences for our health, actions, and decision-making. How do you know if a claim is true? Let's take a look at four headlines from different news agencies and examine the claims, evidence and science behind th
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Emergency Sub Plans Bundle (Set of 5)
Classification of Matter Ultimate Card Sort for Pure Substances & Mixtures
The original Classification of Matter Card Sort with 222-cards to sort! If your students do not yet understand how matter is classified, they certainly will after this hands-on activity! I am especially proud of this activity and wish I had it when I was learning to classify matter.You have the flexibility to choose the depth to which your students classify matter:pure substances,mixtures,elements,compounds,homogeneous mixtures,heterogeneous mixtures,metals,non-metals,metalloids,inorganic comp
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5th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-PS2-6
, MS-PS1-1
Ionic Compound Formation Puzzle Pieces - Print & Digital | Digital Resource
This best selling chemistry activity is available in both print & digital formats! As a print, this activity is a hands-on manipulative with the corresponding worksheets, one for monatomic ions only and another with monatomic & polyatomic, designed to help students visualize the ratio of cations and anions required to make a variety of neutral compounds. You can use the digital to replace the print, or you can use the digital for review before a test! Beginning ionic compound formation w
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-1
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Teraysa N
Basic TinkerCAD Controls Cheat Sheet
Are you looking for a free CAD program for your STEM class? TinkerCAD is a great way to introduce your class to CAD & 3D printing. This cheat sheet is a great way to have all the commands & tools TinkerCAD offers in an easy-to-use reference! You can also buy a full length tutorial video HERE, or download a audio presentation HERE. This cheat sheet will save you time & frustration when your students ask you “How do I do this”? for the hundredth time in the class. This w
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: TinkerCAD 3D Printing Lesson Bundle
Area and Perimeter Math - Art Activities (Digital & Printable Worksheets)
Here’s an ingenious and ‘seriously → fun’ way to learn about area & perimeter, (and much more). This activity booklet will provide your students with a clever progression of beautifully designed paper geometric creations that will provide hours of student inquiry, and deep understanding of a number of important math concepts. And yes, you can use this activity book equally well in a kindergarten class or in a calculus class.
Here’s how this works, starting at Level 1 students cut out and f
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K - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Layers of the Atmosphere Build an 8-foot Scaled-Down Model of our Atmosphere
Create an 8-foot-tall (2.4m), scaled-down model of our atmosphere and discover cool information about our atmosphere at the same time! Students will also learn a little history about humankind's ventures into our atmosphere.Includes Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Stratopause, Mesosphere, Mesopause, Thermosphere, and Exosphere. No prep.The only way to get a true sense of atmospheric scale is with a model this big!Crosscutting concepts: scale, proportion, & quantity, systems & sy
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Ecology, Environmental Studies, and Earth Science Activities Bundle
Skeletal System Anatomy: Stations Lab
This 25 page EDITABLE stations lab serves as a practice in identifying structures and functions of the skeletal system. This product includes (1) station labels, (2) student answer sheet (see preview), (3) patient normal and abnormal X-rays, (4) pictures of joint types and bone shapes (5) reading about bone body modifications, (6) teacher set-up guide, and (7) answer key.**NOTE: This lab requires teachers to have access to (1) microscopes, (2) pre-prepared slides of compact and spongy bone, and
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-2
Also included in: Skeletal System Anatomy Bundle
Ocean Currents Fill in and Color Doodle Notes
Ocean Currents Color and Fill in the Blank Anchor Chart/ Doodle Notes are to help students grasp concepts quickly. It has pictures that students can color and fill in the blanks. You can use it as a quiz, graphic organizer, review for a test, as a mini-lesson, centers, or a teaching tool. I have included a black and white version of this document. An answer key is included. Students can fold in half and paste in their interactive notebook. Makes great center activities!
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Halloween Color By Number Chemistry Puzzle Valence electrons
Here is a fun worksheet to color a Halloween pumpkin based on the valence electrons of an atom. Students may either do an electron configuration to figure this out, or use the short cut method, that is: The column number at the top of the periodic table indicates the number of valence electrons. All one would need then is a periodic table. So anything in the Hydrogen column would have a 1....etc, It is of course "color by number" not paint by number
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Respiratory System Anatomy: Stations Lab
This EDITABLE stations lab serves as a practice in identifying structures and functions of the respiratory system. This product includes (1) station labels, (2) student answer sheet (see preview), (3) lung and sinus infection CT and X-rays, (4) Tissue samples from different lung ailments (5) Boyle's Law graph and introduction (6) teacher set-up guide, and (7) answer key.**NOTE: This lab requires teachers to have access to (1) microscopes, (2) a respiratory model or diagram (3) pre-prepared slide
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
NGSS:
HS-LS1-2
Also included in: Respiratory System Anatomy Bundle
Anatomy Review Worksheets Bundle *ENTIRE YEAR*
These 11 worksheets (41 pages total) serve as reviews for each of the 11 body systems. They can be assigned as homework or completed in class before an exam. Each worksheet includes, labeling structures, identifying and explaining functions, categorizing tissues, explaining feedback loops, and identifying the physiological steps of processes like action potentials. **EVERY WORKSHEET IS EDITABLE AND COMES WITH AN ANSWER KEY!**For a more detailed look at each of the 11 worksheets, check out the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
NGSS:
HS-LS1-2
Anatomy Stations Lab Bundle
This growing bundle includes 10 stations labs that perfectly supplement any anatomy class. Each lab focuses on the structures and functions of a specific human body system. Included with this bundle:Intro to Anatomy Stations LabCardiovascular System Stations LabDigestive System Stations LabEndocrine System Stations LabMuscular System Stations LabNervous System Stations LabRespiratory System Stations LabSkeletal System Stations LabUrinary System Stations LabImmune and Lymphatic Stations LabAll
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
NGSS:
HS-LS1-2
BACK TO SCHOOL STEM ACTIVITY: Spaghetti Marshmallow Challenge
Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity for your students to work collaboratively, problem-solve, show creativity and use their math skills! This Spaghetti Marshmallow Challenge cost me less than $2.00 for all supplies but delivers such a big bang for the buck! Fun for students K-12 (they say that the kindergarteners actually build the highest!). Enjoy!
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Biogeochemical Cycles: The Carbon Cycle Dice Simulation Journey of a Carbon Atom
A journey though the Global Carbon Cycle like you have never experienced before!With a roll of the dice, students will travel around the classroom visiting nine of Earth’s carbon reservoirs: atmosphere, terrestrial plants, terrestrial animals, soil, rock, marine plants, marine animals, surface ocean, & deep ocean.In the process, they will learn a whopping amount of information that will link to many other scientific units of study. Examples include: weather, circulation of air in the tropos
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, HS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-3
, HS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-4
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Also included in: Ecology, Environmental Studies, and Earth Science Activities Bundle
Optical Illusions - Pictures Your Students Will Not Believe - Clip Art Included
19 Fantastic Optical Illusions for maths and science centers, warm ups, or just for fun. Great for kids, and just as much fun for adults too. Try one now for yourself ! The Download• 19 Optical illusions - 1 per page• Student quiz sheet• Teachers answer key• All pages are in landscape format for projectors / screens• Clip art - 19 black and white png files at 300dpi• All graphics are digitally drawn by myself to give you crisp clean imagesOptical illusions featured• Ponzo illusion• Kanizsa trian
Biology Praxis Study Guide
Need to get that extra certification to help you in the job field? Say no more! I completed a study guide that covers the Test Specifications for the Biology 7-12 (5235) from this PDF from the Praxis Website: https://www.ets.org/s/praxis/pdf/5235.pdf -> I passed for my state standards from studying this study guide I made! Good luck, studying one page a day helps! > I passed for my state standards from studying this study guide I made! Good luck, studying one page a day helps! MY STUDY
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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